Halter



(No Model.)

A. H. WILSON 8v W. HARVEY.

V HALTER.

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AUGUSTUS H. \VILSON AND XVILLIAM HARVEY, OF READFIELD, MAINE.

HALTER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 441,732, dated December2, 1890.

Application filed March 8, 1890- Serial No. 343,198- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, AUGUSTUS H. l/VIL- SON and WILLIAM HARVEY, bothcitizens of the United States, residing at Readtield, in the county ofKennebec and State of Maine, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Halters; and we do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description'of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of thisspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in bridles and halters; and itconsists in the construction and novel arrangement and c01nbination ofparts, as will be hereinafter fully described.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate thisinvention, in which Figure 1 represents a side view of the hal ter,being the left-hand side. Fig. 2 is also a side View of the righthandside of the same. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the buckle, showing theskeleton frame and its inclined loops. Fig. 4 is a face View of theframe h of the halter. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the clips.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, a designates theheadstall of the halter, c c the cheek-straps, and d and e thenose-strap and chin-strap. The headstall is connected at one end by ametal clip 9 to a sector-shaped wire frame 71, to which also one endofthe cheek-strap c is secured by a clip 1', which, as all of the otherclips, is secured to the leather or other material of which the flexibleparts of the halter or bridle are constructed by rivets, which are upsetin the usual manner. To the upper end of the cheek-strap c, and also toone end of the throat-strap 7c, is secured a combinedbuckle and frame Z,to the lower diversely and upwardly inclined portions of which, formingloops, are secured by clips the other end of the throat-strap and theupper end of the cheek-strap c. Theseloops,buckle,andframe,

cl is clipped, while the loop 1) serves to attach a bit to the halterbyawell-known snap-hook in the usual manner. of the halter is a frame 11having an upper loop I)", to which the lower end of the cheekstrap 0 isclipped, side loops 19 W, to which the nose and chin bands are secured,and-a central loop b to which a snap-hook is attached in securing a bitto said halter. The frame h has the inclined loops h h, upper loop 72/2,and inclined bars h all of which receive clips for securing thehcadstall, throatlatch, and cheek-strap c to one another, as clearlyshown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. These clips m, as shown in Fig. 5 ofthe drawings, are provided with clinching-teeth n, which penetrate theflexible material and prevent clips from lateral movement, and aresecured, further, by a rivet passing through the clip and leather.

The throat-strap is provided with a sliding strap r, which has connectedto its lower end a ring 8, having a loop 15, a metal clip u and a rivetobeing employed to secure it in place.

The lead-strap of the halter is provided with a hook 20, which isconnected to the strap by a clip w, screw-bolt y, and a nut z, havingapoint which enters the clip and material. This modification is shown inFigs. 6, 7, and S.

There are no stitches, it will be seen, used in the construction of thebridle or halter,

and the bit may be connected with and dis connected from thecheek-pieces at pleasure, thus converting the halter into a bridle.

What we claim is The combination, with the buckle-frame, of the clip an,having attaching-spurs '11 the On the opposite side buckle-frameZ,.h:wing the loopsa a',.buck1e In testimony whereof we affix our signa-I), having the, upper'loop'b, front loop bithe tures in presenceof twoWitnesses.

frame 11 havin upper loop I), side loops b 11 T and central 105p bfiasspecified, the straps 5 comprising the halter, and the frame h,consisting; of the diverging loops h h, heads tall l Vitnessesa and loop7L2, rings, and strap 9', all-as and for HARRY C3. YVILSON; the purposeset forth. JAMES E. HARVEY.

